CHICAGO THE

SHOW

Chicago the musical: a basic

introduction

The background of America in the

1920’s~30’s

The Jazz Age

CHICAGO----THE INTRODEBUT IN 1975 (THE ORIGINAL VERSION)

REVIVAL 1996

NOW ON THE Ambassador Theatre

Movie version released in 2002 directed by Rob Marshall

Based on a book written by reporter Maurine Watkins

The inspiration of the story is actually real news about two female murders.

In 1926 the theater version of Chicago was born .

In the 1960’s Gwen Verdon asked her husband Bob Fosse to make it a musical version of this show.

In 1969 the right of publish the musical version of Chicago was given .

Bob Fosse was the director and the choreography .

Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville

Chicago: The Musical

It opened on November 14, 1996.

Chicago: The Musical won six Tony Awards

Chicago is currently the eighth longest-running Broadway show ever

The background of America in the

1920’s~30’s

Prohibition

in the US

Prohibition

in the US

In the history of US, Prohibition, also known as The Noble Experiment, is the period from 1919 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were bannednationally.

Prohibition

in the US

Al Capone the gagster

Prohibition

in the US Chicago

Is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago.

The Jazz Age

JAZZ AGEThe Jazz Age

describes the period after the end of World War I, through the Roaring Twenties, ending with the onset of the Great Depression.

JAZZ AGE

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JAZZ AGE

In the 1920s referred to a "new breed" of young womenShort skirts Bob hair Jazz

THE FLAPPERS:

JAZZ AGEjazz cabarets

This is the placewhere people go and enjoy performances with most of the time their dinner.

JAZZ AGE

Reference:

The Answer .com http://www.answers.com/topic/jazz-1Chicago Jazz by William Howland Kenney page xiiiLone Star College – Kingwood http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.htmlWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VaudevilleWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_the_musicalThe Tale of Two Cities , Charles Dickenshttp://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.htmlConversing with Ourselves:Canon, Freedom, Jazz by CATHERINE GUNTHER KODATSexual objectification, racial discrimination, and "all that jazz" By Alexander-Barr, RoxanChicago (Review) By Lane, Cara AnnWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wallWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s#United_States http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/jazz-age.html